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Biography

Andriy Kostin was appointed Prosecutor General on 28 July 2022 and has been a member of the National Security and Defense Council since 4 August 2022. He has an extensive legal career with over 20 years of experience. Since 2000 he has been a member of the International Bar Association and, between 2013-2015 a member of its governing body—the IBA Council. In 2019, he was elected to the Ukrainian Parliament, where he chaired the Legal Policy Committee for 2 years. He also represented Ukraine in the negotiations with the Russian Federation held within the framework of the Trilateral Contact Group. From his first days as the Prosecutor General, Mr. Kostin placed a strong emphasis on investigating and prosecuting Russia's war crimes and implementing human-centered approaches in the criminal justice system. Concurrently, he consistently concentrated on combating corruption and organized crime, upholding the integrity and independence of prosecutors as a foundation of an efficient prosecution service based on the principles of the rule of law and the inviolability of human rights.